Liquidity Services (LQDT) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) is expected to announce its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, February 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.22 per share and revenue of $105.36 million for the quarter. Liquidity Services has set its Q1 2025 guidance at 0.180-0.260 EPS.Persons interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 12th. The business services provider reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter. Liquidity Services had a return on equity of 18.99% and a net margin of 5.50%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.26 EPS.

Liquidity Services Stock Performance

Shares of Liquidity Services stock opened at $31.79 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $980.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.46 and a beta of 1.36. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $31.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $25.81. Liquidity Services has a one year low of $13.99 and a one year high of $38.08.

Insider Buying and Selling at Liquidity Services

In other Liquidity Services news, Director Jaime Mateus-Tique sold 50,000 shares of Liquidity Services stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.22, for a total value of $1,661,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 103,660 shares in the company, valued at $3,443,585.20. The trade was a 32.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Jorge Celaya sold 16,540 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.10, for a total transaction of $564,014.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 33,608 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,146,032.80. The trade was a 32.98 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 101,668 shares of company stock valued at $3,331,558. Company insiders own 28.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on LQDT. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Liquidity Services in a report on Monday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Liquidity Services from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 21st. Finally, Craig Hallum lifted their price target on shares of Liquidity Services from $28.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th.

Liquidity Services Company Profile

Liquidity Services, Inc provides e-commerce marketplaces, self-directed auction listing tools, and value-added services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: GovDeals, Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), Capital Assets Group (CAG), and Machinio. Its marketplaces include liquidation.com that enable corporations to sell surplus and salvage consumer goods and retail capital assets; GovDeals marketplace, which provides self-directed service solutions in which sellers list their own assets that enables local and state government entities, and commercial businesses located in the United States and Canada to sell surplus and salvage assets; and AllSurplus, a centralized marketplace that connects global buyer base with assets from across the network of marketplaces in a single destination.